Burglars steal wedding ring after ransacking East Northants house

A family returned home from a trip to find burglars had stolen expensive jewellery, including a wedding ring.

Police are appealing for information after the incident in Carlow Road in Ringstead last week.

At some point between midday on September 1 and 1.15pm on September 5 criminals forced their way into the family house through the back door.

They then ransacked the house, stealing numerous items of jewellery.

They included a fine gold chain which was about 20in in length, a gold wedding ring with some engraving, and oval Cameo brooch, a pearl/diamond ring and matching earrings and a diamond and sapphire ring.

They also took passports, credit cards and car keys for and Audi A4 and Audi A3.

No descriptions of suspects were available from police.

Anyone with information should call police on 101.

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